Pursuing opportunities to expand the economic value from the combination of health, education and ICT capability in Dunedin, such as becoming an active partner in the national health innovation hub and better connecting health technology businesses with the R&D capability that exists in the University
of Otago.

Supporting collaboration and networking of creative companies, for example, through the proposed Warehouse Precinct.

Developing an agricultural science innovation precinct at the Invermay Agricultural Research Campus, and better connecting businesses to the R&D expertise that exists at AgResearch.

Project update

Following an initial report, the project team agreed that the project needed to be rescoped to focus on Dunedin's competitive advantages in attracting offshore investment of R&D dollars rather than on internal processes and support mechanisms.

Energy Strategy

Develop a strategy that will allow us to understand the economics of low-carbon cities, identify the economic benefits of reducing energy demand and carbon emissions to Dunedin’s economy and make practical recommendations about the development of a local energy infrastructure that accelerates
the decarbonisation of the local economy and opens up commercial opportunities for local business.

Project convenor

Project partners

Project update

The scoping of the Energy Plan has been completed and is being used to create a draft discussion document to be used as a basis for initial conversations with key stakeholders.

The next steps will be:

Complete a discussion document setting out an initial identification of the key energy challenges we face as a city, who needs to be involved and what projects might best support our city move towards a positive energy future.

Engage with key stakeholders.

Establish a Steering Group of Councillors (Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Chair of Planning and Environment) and champions from within the stakeholder group.

Draft Energy Plan and investigate innovative means of engaging with the public on the draft Energy Plan.

A draft Energy Plan with key stakeholder support was to be completed for public consultation by September 2013.